Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: James Baldwin theory- seeing the invisible
  • James Baldwin's queer utility: black gay male literary tradition and Go tell it on the mountain
  • Paradoxical reading practices: Giovanni's room as queer/gay/trans novel
  • What straight men need: gay love in another country
  • Papas' baby: impossible paternity in going to meet the man
  • Conclusion: The queer imagination and the gay male conundrum.